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1. Glossary

Body schema

The body schema is the dynamic representation of one's own body, which is based on proprioceptive, visual, and tactile information, but goes beyond it. Disorders such as phantom limb sensations after amputations show that the body schema can exist independently of current sensory inputs.

1. Diseases
2. Alzheimer's disease

Language fades – Music remains

People with dementia can sing and use music to communicate, even as other abilities fade.

12.03.2026